Zaburi 140

1 Yahwe, uniokoe dhidi ya waovu; unikinge dhidi ya watu wenye vurugu.

To the leader. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me

2 Wao wanapanga uovu mioyoni mwao; wanasababisha mapigano kila siku.

from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:

3 Ndimi zao zinajeruhi kama nyoka; sumu ya fira imo midomoni mwao. (Selah)

who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent’s, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. (Selah)

4 Ee Yahwe, unilinde dhidi ya mikono ya waovu; unikinge na vurugu za watu wanaopanga kuniangusha.

Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.

5 Wenye majivuno wameweka mtego kwa ajili yangu; wameeneza nyavu; wameweka kitanzi kwa ajili yangu. (Selah)

The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. (Selah)

6 Nilimwambia Yahwe, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu; usikie kilio changu unihurumie.”

I have said to the Lord, “My God are you; attend, Lord, to my loud plea.

7 Ee Yahwe, Bwana wangu, wewe ni mwenye nguvu uwezaye kuniokoa; hunifunika ngao kichwa changu siku ya vita.

O Lord my Lord, my savior mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.

8 Ee Yahwe, usiyatimize matakwa ya waovu; usiruhusu njama zao kufanikiwa. (Selah)

Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; and what they have purposed, promote you not.” (Selah)

9 Wale wanao nizunguka huinua vichwa vyao; madhara ya midomo yao wenyewe na yawafunike.

Let them not lift up their heads against me. May the mischief they prate bring themselves to destruction,

10 Makaa ya moto na yawaangukie; uwatupe motoni, kwenye shimo refu, wasiweze kuinuka tena.

may he rain upon them coals of fire, may he strike them down swiftly, to rise no more,

11 Watu wenye ndimi na wasifanywe salama juu ya nchi; na uovu umuwinde kumpiga mtu mwenye vurugu mpaka afe.

no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.

12 Ninajua kuwa Yahwe atahukumu kwa haki walioteswa, na kuwa atawapa haki wahitaji.

I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.

13 Hakika watu wenye haki watalishukuru jina lako; watu wanyoofu wataishi uweponi mwako.

Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.